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December 9, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Scott: Thank you very much, president. We love you. ... A country that can't feed itself doesn't know what freedom is. And so thank you for making sure that our farmers have the tools that they need so that we as a country can feed ourselves.
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Republican gushes at Trump over bailout needed due to his tariffs
During a White House roundtable on Monday, Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia professed his love for President Donald Trump after the administration announced a $12 billion ...
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December 9, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Scott: Thank you very much, president. We love you. ... A country that can't feed itself doesn't know what freedom is. And so thank you for making sure that our farmers have the tools that they need so that we as a country can feed ourselves.
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Dearborn, Michigan, warns that Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric is escalating. True.
But 42% of Dearborn voters chose him anyway — to “send a message.”
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But 42% of Dearborn voters chose him anyway — to “send a message.”
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This Arab-majority city backed Trump. It's not going well.
“The targeting of immigrants, the targeting of Muslim communities—we’ve seen this rhetoric climb over the past several months and I anticipate it getting worse,” Dearborn Mayor Abdullah ...
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December 9, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Dearborn, Michigan, warns that Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric is escalating. True.
But 42% of Dearborn voters chose him anyway — to “send a message.”
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But 42% of Dearborn voters chose him anyway — to “send a message.”
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Wild how quickly “law and order” melts into “ignore the Constitution” when Fox needs a new left-wing villain.
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Fox News freaks out over Mamdani telling immigrants their rights
Panelists on Fox News lashed out at New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani Monday after he released a video advising immigrants of their constitutional rights. On Sunday, Mamdani explained in a ...
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December 8, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Wild how quickly “law and order” melts into “ignore the Constitution” when Fox needs a new left-wing villain.
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Trump claims he’s “saving 25,000 lives” with boat strikes on hypothetical drug traffickers… while pardoning actual kingpins who moved 400 tons of cocaine into the U.S.
You can’t make this shit up.
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You can’t make this shit up.
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Trump reminds us that laws are for the little people
While the Trump administration insists that invoking the magic words “drug traffickers” justifies murdering people on the high seas , when it comes to actual big-time drug traffickers, President ...
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December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Trump claims he’s “saving 25,000 lives” with boat strikes on hypothetical drug traffickers… while pardoning actual kingpins who moved 400 tons of cocaine into the U.S.
You can’t make this shit up.
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You can’t make this shit up.
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Trump openly admits he expected a party switch in exchange for pardoning Henry Cuellar. When Cuellar didn’t deliver, Trump threw a tantrum and called it a “lack of LOYALTY.” Imagine that.
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What Trump’s pardons expose about his politics
President Donald Trump is once again reminding Washington that, for him, pardons are less an act of mercy than an instrument of loyalty—and he’s furious that one of his latest beneficiaries didn’t…
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December 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Trump openly admits he expected a party switch in exchange for pardoning Henry Cuellar. When Cuellar didn’t deliver, Trump threw a tantrum and called it a “lack of LOYALTY.” Imagine that.
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Scott Bessent: I'm involved in the agriculture industry. I run a soybean farm, and I can—
Sir, please stop.
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Sir, please stop.
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Trump official flails when pressed on being a ‘soybean farmer’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acknowledged that after months of failing to comply with a federal ethics agreement, he has finally divested his holdings in thousands of acres of North Dakota ...
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December 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Scott Bessent: I'm involved in the agriculture industry. I run a soybean farm, and I can—
Sir, please stop.
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Sir, please stop.
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December 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Trump keeps insisting affordability is a “Democratic scam,” meanwhile his “Big Beautiful Bill” is jacking up Medicaid costs, gutting ACA subsidies, and his tariffs are hammering working families.
But sure, tell people struggling to pay rent that it’s all imaginary.
But sure, tell people struggling to pay rent that it’s all imaginary.
Democratic governors' 2026 message hits Trump's sore spot
Meeting over the weekend in Arizona, Democratic governors said they would continue to push policies meant to address the issue of affordability. The Democrats renewed focus on the key issue comes ...
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December 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Trump keeps insisting affordability is a “Democratic scam,” meanwhile his “Big Beautiful Bill” is jacking up Medicaid costs, gutting ACA subsidies, and his tariffs are hammering working families.
But sure, tell people struggling to pay rent that it’s all imaginary.
But sure, tell people struggling to pay rent that it’s all imaginary.
Suppose all that glitters is not gold.
Trump’s ‘Golden Age’ is tarnishing fast
Republicans were forced on the defensive this week after a slew of new economic data confirmed what regular Americans already know: President Donald Trump’s economy is a mismanaged disaster.�
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December 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Suppose all that glitters is not gold.
How many billionaires does it take to fill a lagoon with millions of gallons of industrial wastewater?
Apparently, just one. 🤷♀️
Apparently, just one. 🤷♀️
Bezos thinks big donation makes it okay to poison a lagoon
How many billionaires does it take to fill a lagoon with millions of gallons of industrial wastewater?�
Apparently, just one.�
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin has caused quite a stir in Florida’s ...
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December 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
How many billionaires does it take to fill a lagoon with millions of gallons of industrial wastewater?
Apparently, just one. 🤷♀️
Apparently, just one. 🤷♀️
Cartoon ✍️: Just like Jesus would have wanted
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December 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Cartoon ✍️: Just like Jesus would have wanted
By Clay Bennett
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1,139 days of Trump’s second term to go.
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December 8, 2025 at 11:15 AM
1,139 days of Trump’s second term to go.
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Matt Van Epps won the TN-07 special election, sure.
But Republicans dropping from +22 to +9 in a Trump district, with turnout near midterm levels, is the kind of “victory” that keeps RNC operatives awake at night.
But Republicans dropping from +22 to +9 in a Trump district, with turnout near midterm levels, is the kind of “victory” that keeps RNC operatives awake at night.
What Tennessee’s special election tells us about 2026
Survey Says is a weekly series rounding up the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about, plus a vibe check on a trend that’s driving politics or culture.
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December 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Matt Van Epps won the TN-07 special election, sure.
But Republicans dropping from +22 to +9 in a Trump district, with turnout near midterm levels, is the kind of “victory” that keeps RNC operatives awake at night.
But Republicans dropping from +22 to +9 in a Trump district, with turnout near midterm levels, is the kind of “victory” that keeps RNC operatives awake at night.
Republicans are now defending Pete Hegseth for… checks notes… ordering the military to kill survivors of a missile strike.
Even apparent war crimes won’t stop the GOP from defending Hegseth
Congressional Cowards is a weekly series highlighting the worst Donald Trump defenders on Capitol Hill, who refuse to criticize him—no matter how disgraceful or lawless his actions.
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December 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Republicans are now defending Pete Hegseth for… checks notes… ordering the military to kill survivors of a missile strike.
Cartoon ✍️: Kash Patel's girlfriend, your ride is here
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December 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Cartoon ✍️: Kash Patel's girlfriend, your ride is here
By Jack Ohman
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December 7, 2025 at 12:11 PM
1,140 days of Trump’s second term to go.
(We’re already exhausted and it’s day … this.)
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December 7, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Conservatives don’t care about academic standards — but suddenly one undergrad gets an F for handing in a Bible sermon instead of a psychology paper, and Fox News turns it into a national crisis.
Why conservatives are obsessed with this bad college essay
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Conservatives have spent the last week ...
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December 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Conservatives don’t care about academic standards — but suddenly one undergrad gets an F for handing in a Bible sermon instead of a psychology paper, and Fox News turns it into a national crisis.
December 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Courts had another chaotic week: judges greenlit lies about the abortion pill, Jeanine Pirro found a new loophole to overcharge cases, Trump’s pushing sketchy law schools, Burkman and Wohl finally faced consequences, and Ed Martin may be deleting records. More here 👀 👇
Jury-shopping with Jeanine, and abortion-pill liars get a pass
Injustice for All is a weekly series about how the Trump administration is trying to weaponize the justice system—and the people who are fighting back.
It’s another bleak week in the courts, ...
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December 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Courts had another chaotic week: judges greenlit lies about the abortion pill, Jeanine Pirro found a new loophole to overcharge cases, Trump’s pushing sketchy law schools, Burkman and Wohl finally faced consequences, and Ed Martin may be deleting records. More here 👀 👇
December 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
